New research reveals optimal number of pursuers in high-stakes chase game.
The article determines the best number of pursuers in a game where multiple pursuers try to catch one evader. All players move on the edges of a specific geometric shape. If a pursuer reaches the evader, the pursuit is successful. Evasion is possible if the evader never meets a pursuer. The researchers discovered the ideal number of pursuers for this game by considering the shape's symmetry when creating strategies.